overcoat / Roger Casement, 1916
overcoat / Roger Casement, 1916
overcoat / Roger Casement, 1916
The Irish Frieze wool overcoat, or greatcoat, worn by Sir Roger Casement on his landing from the submarine U-19 at Banna Strand, eight miles from Tralee, on 21st April 1916 before the planned Easter Rising. He was arrested and brought to be tried in London. The coat was handed over after some years by Scotland Yard to the Casement family;
Roger Casement, 1916
Object Number:
HE:EW.61
Institution:
NMI
Date:
1916
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Place of production:
Ireland
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